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New Year in Dublin!

 Bored of doing the same thing every New Year’s eve? Then beat the winter blues this December and ring in the New Year in Dublin, the capital city of Ireland, with a dazzling display of Irish music and dance. New Year’s Eve may be the most magical night of the year, and Dublin has truly embraced the festive spirit this year by bringing us the much talked about Dublin’s New Year’s Eve Festival.

Christened as The Gathering 2013, this festival is when Ireland opens its arms to hundreds of thousands of friends and family from all over the world, calling them home to gatherings and festivals throughout the country.

Introduced in 2011, NYE in Dublin is celebrated as grandly as it is in New York’s Times Square or near Sydney’s Opera House. There’s something for everyone with both day and night events. A parade, concert, lighting show and, the explosive icing on the cake, a firework show.

The Gathering 2013 promises to be fun with five festival zones, fireworks, street entertainment, an outdoor brunch and a stunning torch lit procession. The NYE Dublin festival will open with a participative torch lit procession and there will be a magnificent fireworks display over St. Stephen’s Green in the centre of Dublin.

The highlight of the festival is the ticketed New Year’s Eve Countdown Concert taking place in College Green. Cutting-edge 3D projection will form the backdrop to a spectacular NYE Countdown Concert at College Green. This concert promises to be awesome and will feature some of the biggest names in Irish music take to the stage to help herald the beginning of a new year. The festival will close with a Ceili Mor and The Big Brunch on New Year’s Day.

Check out our latest package on Dublin.

Pack light, pack right!

Like most frequent travellers, we believe it’s important to pack lightly, even when (like we were) on a road-trip and there are no baggage weight restrictions.

The right luggage can make all the difference and we were glad to each have an American Tourister Granada with us. It’s well made, lightweight and its wheels roll smoothly. It comes with useful built-in compartments for extra space. It can be expanded to fit in all those last-minute souvenirs which means you can pack more without worrying about finding another bag. It also has a fixed combination lock for additional security.

It’s ideal for annual vacations, since it accommodates several days’ worth of clothing and comes with a bottom handle making it easy to handle.

Since we were carrying a laptop, cameras and gadgets to keep The Wanderers community updated on our trip, the Achiever backpack from American Tourister proved to be extremely handy. The cushioned compartment helps to keep the laptop safe from any sudden impact. Plenty of compartments make it easy to keep contents organized and compact. The back padding makes it comfortable to carry the backpack around (even when there was a lot of walking involved). It’s roomy, rugged and loaded with thoughtful conveniences like a side pocket for water bottle and an organizer for keeping pen drives and chargers. American Tourister offers an 18-month warranty on the Achiever backpack.